Name: Megiddo's Shadow
Author: Arthur G. Slade
ISBN: 9780006395683

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Arthur Hercules Slade, a soldier in a British cavalry regiment during World War I, was once asked what the war was like. He answered, "I was everywhere that Jesus was, but I couldn't find him anywhere." Inspired by his grandfather’s experience charging machine guns with a sabre in hand, bestselling author Arthur Slade has crafted a powerful tale of a teenager who discovers the true face of war behind the veneer of patriotism and duty. The story follows Edward Bathe, a 16-year-old prairie farm boy who enlists in 1917, eager to fight in France. To his disappointment, he is assigned to a horse-training regiment, where his only comforts are his horse, Buke, and a young nurse named Emily. However, when he is finally sent to fight in Palestine, Edward learns that his romantic ideals of heroism and country no longer hold true. A shockingly realistic work of historical fiction, this novel is a poignant testament to the terrible legacy of war and affirms Arthur Slade as a premiere literary talent.

Arthur Hercules Slade, a soldier in a British cavalry regiment during World War I, was once asked what the war was like. He answered, "I was everywhere that Jesus was, but I couldn't find him anywhere." Inspired by his grandfather’s experience charging machine guns with a sabre in hand, bestselling author Arthur Slade has crafted a powerful tale of a teenager who discovers the true face of war behind the veneer of patriotism and duty.

The story follows Edward Bathe, a 16-year-old prairie farm boy who enlists in 1917, eager to fight in France. To his disappointment, he is assigned to a horse-training regiment, where his only comforts are his horse, Buke, and a young nurse named Emily. However, when he is finally sent to fight in Palestine, Edward learns that his romantic ideals of heroism and country no longer hold true. A shockingly realistic work of historical fiction, this novel is a poignant testament to the terrible legacy of war and affirms Arthur Slade as a premiere literary talent.